Today's Events | Olin Hall, 350
Kristen Dams-O'Connor is the director of the Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC) of Mount Sinai.Dr. Dams-O'Connor will be speaking on: State of the Science: Using Multimodal Data to Advance Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnosis, Outcomes, and Care.Event is co-sponsored by Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative

Today's Events | Center for Women's Studies, The Lounge at East Hall
Dr. Colt, a licensed psychologist and board-certified family medicine physician, will share his experience as an openly transgender doctor as he attempts to take care of the transgender community. This includes having to move out of his home state of Texas due to political oppression. He will answer questions about the care that this community so desperately needs.This event is part of the Center's brown bag series and is co-sponsored by biology, Core Communities, OED, Core Sciences, LGBTQ studies, and chemistry.Lunch will be provided.

Today's Events | Colgate Memorial Chapel, Garden Level
Join us for a brown bag discussion with Nell Shapiro Hawley and the Colgate Hindu Student Association.Yoga: Is it physical or mental? Is it religious, secular, spiritual? Is it ancient or modern?We all know what yoga looks like—or at least we think we do—but while yoga has become an indelible part of transnational physical culture, many of us would struggle to explain what it is or where it comes from.Lunch will be provided.

Today's Events | Lawrence Hall, The Robert Ho Lecture Room,105
Jamie Kreiner, Professor and Robert and Dorothy Wellman Chair in Medieval History, University of California, Los Angeles.Minds on Fire: Thinking with Lamps in the Early Middle AgesIf electricity powers our thinking today — as a metaphor for discovery, the energy behind our devices and databases, and the source of our literal illumination — how did people think before the bulb? This talk explores one period in the very long history of artificial lighting, the early Middle Ages, to think about the relationship between lamps and minds and the entanglement of everyday objects and habits of thinking.Co-sponsored by Fund for the Study of World Religions; Department of Religion; Department of History; and Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program.Refreshments provided.All are welcome.

Today's Events | Chapel House, Mediation Hall
Jeff McArn, Chapel House program coordinator, offers a guided meditation to help you with your meditation practice.

Today's Events | Drake Hall, Tunnel - Free Store
Spring 2025 Dates:Open Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30pm and Fridays from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.Open from Jan. 24 to May 2Anticipated Closures:March 14March 18March 21Located under the Drake Hall Tunnel, the Free Store is an initiative by Colgate's Office of Sustainability that aims to reduce landfill waste of usable goods, while increasing equitable access to items students need. We accept donations from during open hours, clean and weigh the items, and "sell" them for free in our small store setting. Items include: clothing hangers, hampers, soft storage, books, clothing, shoes, kitchen supplies, and more.Donations Now accepting donations! To donate, please see our accepted items below and bring your clean, usable items during open store hours only. Please do not leave donations outside of the Free Store during closed hours.Accepted Items:ClothingShoesHangersBeddingTowelsSchool SuppliesKitchen SuppliesSmall Functional ElectronicsLamps & FansMirrorsClean Waste BinsLaundry HampersShower CaddiesDorm DecorationsSmall FurnitureMini-fridges & MicrowavesNot Accepted Items:Damaged or Stained ClothingBroken or Overused ItemsLarge Furniture Food (take it to the food pantries instead) Mattress ToppersUsed Makeup and medicationsUndergarments and socksImportant Shopping Notes:All Colgate students are invited to shop and donate.Only 5 people are permitted in the Free Store at a time.Only take 6 items per person per day. Only 1 of the 6 can be a red-tagged (high-value)All items are completely free.Check out with Free Store staff before leaving! We only take the item number to track our inventory and do not collect any personal information.Be excited that you are preventing landfill waste on campus!Please email sustainability@colgate.edu with any questions.